From: Cristina:
The Yahoo newpages coetmnms or reaction windows have already progressed into form of 'public intellectual cafe' (or forum) where people all over the world converge and exchange personal views over news issues... this promotes a healthy dialogue among demographic sector and a rich resource for politicians to measure global or public sentiment over certain issues...This is very important basis for the Google to expand the quality of their news services - by providing standard and setup flexible reaction windows for clients like us...If Google can provide a much better configuration (unlike the complaints over the present incompetence of Yahoo management) they have the potential to develop their news pages as global political, social, or intellectual forum